The announcement sees Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band become the third artist confirmed to perform at Anfield next summer, with Billy Joel and Dua Lipa also set to take to the stage at the iconic home of LFC.
Anfield is now a destination of choice for leading acts across the world and this summer hosted more than 250,000 music fans across a memorable five nights.
Concerts held at Anfield over the past five years have helped boost the local economy and provided thousands of jobs for local people. Since 2019, a total of seven artists have played 11 concerts at Anfield so far, with close to half a million people visiting the stadium, seeing the local economy boosted by more than £31 million
Without worshipping The Rolling Stones as a teenager, Springsteen may never have evolved into ‘The Boss’. Thanks to The Stones, The Beatles, and The Animals, Springsteen was wholly infatuated with the British Invasion, which made him focus on devoting his life to the dirty deeds of rock ‘n’ roll.
‘The Boss’ has openly spoken about his recurring childhood dream about being plucked from the crowd and joining The Rolling Stones on stage. Decades later, Springsteen successfully made that unthinkable childhood ambition a reality. However, despite performing with Bruce on multiple occasions, Richards believes the only reason his peer is famous is because of a devastating lack of talent in the competition, and he has some harsh words to say about the New Jersey icon.
In his 2010 autobiography Life, Richards savagely critiqued a plethora of his peers, such as Elton John and Prince. Of course, those were unsurprising attacks, considering his history with the pair. However, in public, Richards seemed to enjoy a cordial relationship with Springsteen. Nevertheless, it didn’t prevent him from writing, “If there was anything better around, he’d still be working the bars of New Jersey
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